Marty (4/10) Movie CLIP - We Ain't Such Dogs (1955) HD

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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Marty (Ernest Borgnine) dances with Clara (Betsy Blair) and talks optimistically about how they're better than they think they are.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
Paddy Chayefsky's Oscar-winning slice-of-life drama originated as a live 1953 broadcast directed by Delbert Mann on The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse starring Rod Steiger and Nancy Marchand. The Hecht-Lancaster movie version, also directed by Mann, replaces the two leads with Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair (as well as featuring several soon-to-be-familiar faces, including Jerry Paris, Frank Sutton, and Karen Steele, plus Joe Mantell, Nehemiah Persoff, and Betsy Palmer from the TV version). But it remains otherwise intact, telling of 24 very important hours in the lives of two lonely people. Marty is a bittersweet, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, and always realistic comedy-drama about Marty Pilletti (Ernest Borgnine), a 34-year-old Bronx butcher. Approaching middle-age as a burly, somewhat overweight man who has no illusions about himself or his attractiveness to women, Marty looks forward to just one thing in life -- buying his boss's butcher shop and trying to make a success in business -- and he's even uncertain about that. A gentle, good-natured man, he lives with his mother (Esther Minciotti), a kind but emotionally smothering woman, in a too-large house and spends his time a small circle of dead-end friends (Joe Mantell, Frank Sutton). One Friday night, Marty's mother convinces him to go to the Stardust Ballroom, where he meets a plain-looking schoolteacher named Clara (Betsy Blair), whose life appears to mirror his own -- she lives with her father, and is frightened about the one prospect she has for advancement in her job. Meeting her after witnessing a humiliating rejection by her blind date, Marty acts on his best impulses and asks Clara to dance, and soon they are actually enjoying each other's company. She is as drawn to him as he is to her, but both are so uncertain about putting themselves at risk emotionally, that the evening almost ends badly when he tries to kiss her -- but they agree to go to talk on the phone and go to a movie the next night. But whatever good feelings he has about Clara are soon threatened by his friends' put-downs of her, and his mother's hostility, driven by her sudden panic that if Marty marries, she'll be left living alone. Marty spends the next day alone and never does call Clara, seemingly having decided that it's best to leave well enough alone. That is, until he takes a good long look at his life, and a listen to his friends -- and he suddenly makes the decision to try for true happiness, wherever it leads.
CREDITS:
TM & © MGM (1955)
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair
Director: Delbert Mann
Producers: Paddy Chayefsky, Harold Hecht, Burt Lancaster
Screenwriter: Paddy Chayefsky
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[@71crm]

"You don't get to be good-hearted by accident-you get kicked around long enough, you get to be a real professor of pain"-isn't that the truth!

[@the777john]

First time I've ever seen this clip and he's speaking ageless truths in this one.

[@datsnuffydude5460]

Damn straight.

[@treyichabod5840]

I felt that. My ancestors felt that.

[@clips001ify]

Paddy Chayefsky’s poetry of the common man….professor of pain. Phrases like that.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

The best writing in the scene is when she quietly gives her age, and he tells her his. It is both a confession, and a proposal.

[@BruceJC75]

That is a great analysis. I like that.

[@lucindaarmour4685]

Beautifully said.

[@Robobongo88]

It's beautiful!

[@ernestleong476]

But was she really 29? That little hesitation before she said it, makes me wonder.

[@prayingmantis6777]

I don't get the proposal meaning.

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

Marty feels so comfortable with Clara from the start, they talk so easily. His family nags him to find a girl. Then when he DOES find a girl he really likes, who likes him..everyone starts objecting. Interesting, eh??

[@eunahhunter4936]

Encouragement then pessimism

[@BruceJC75]

Nothing has changed in 66 years.

[@deacondawg1416]

Yep interesting Indeed

[@jabronisauce6833]

That's why you don't listen to others even family, don't live your life based on other people's opinions.

[@Josh-fp2qn]

Really, what kind of girl did his family expect Marty to get? A super model?

[@hanahkush3263]

She's not ugly

[@mikev8577]

Not by today’s standards.

[@JW-cr2lk]

Neither is he tbh

[@HaIsKuL]

I was waiting for him to tell her she's not ugly, but if he said that, it'll take away from the message that it's not about just looks, at least that's what I think the reason is.

[@antonifortis1084]

They're both gorgeous!!

[@vincentthompson1608]

She's adorable. I love how she told him " I'm 29 years old" like she fully expected Marty to run off upon hearing that. This movie was made well before I was born but the story and message is timeless.

[@corsaircarl9582]

I assume being that age and single was a bad thing in the 50s?

[@tom11zz884]

@@corsaircarl9582 Very bad indeed If a woman didn't marry by a certain age, she was called a " SPINSTER", and had all kinds of negative meanings attached to it.

[@anafernandez3679]

And she is not so beaute... The both are ugly for the cannon of beaute,but persons with feelings

[@anafernandez3679]

@@theiceman6941 the feelings makes them no ugly...

[@breeeegs]

I don't think she's ugly at all

[@Psergiorivera]

This dialogue is so GOOD, this is some real heart to heart talk here!

[@TravelinBand747]

Paddy Chayevsky, the writer, was excellent at that. He killed it in "Network" and "The Hospital" too.

[@ZetaReticuli_]

That's what made their relationship so beautiful, and why you root for Marty even more. The connection the two characters had was something real, not just infatuation.

[@lv1023]

We are all Marty.

[@Rinesmyth]

Exactly that.

[@alanrogs3990]

some more than others

[@anitakathait5737]

69 likes. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

[@HBMHD]

But I thought Ryan Gosling was literally us :v

[@EliHank]

Cope. Only conventionally unattractive guys can be Marty's. Conventionally attractive, desirable men and all Women can never be Marty

[@somethingyousaid5059]

"You get kicked around long enough... you get to be a... a real professor of pain." Paddy was a great writer.

[@MelancoliaI]

There's something about this amazing movie. It aims for nothing but the heart and soul of its audience. And never misses the mark.

[@BruceJC75]

By the time I finish school I’ll be 34. Maybe I could be so lucky as to find someone so genuine and lovely.

[@haikalfauzi_]

School at the age of 34? What school is that, genuinely curious.

[@BruceJC75]

@@haikalfauzi_ well no more school now. I went back to become a Physical Therapist Assistant, but I failed. I’m still a massage therapist, so I guess I’ll have to be satisfied to be a blue collar man like Marty lol.

[@wellknown1204]

@@BruceJC75 hey, best of luck with your work, and whatever future you are planning to have. Not everything is going according to our plan, but it's how we handle the alternative. Keep up the chin up, friend!

[@stanleykijek6983]

@@haikalfauzi_ Today, people of all ages attend school for many reasons, although mainly to advance their careers. Back in them days, most people only had 1 career their entire working lives, so unless one was an engineer, doctor or high tech job, going back to school was not necessary.

[@LordSmatchy]

@@BruceJC75well hoping life is treating you well regardless. It’s refreshing to see so many new generations of people appreciating this special film. This was made decades before I was born but it’s story and message are moving and so warm.

[@caramellopippop7190]

It's interesting how mid-thirties for them is considered old and mid-thirties for us is still quite young.

[@CongregationEmanuElSF]

This was back in the 50s! And most women (not all, but most) didn't wait until 29 to get married.

[@92AlexanderS]

It is not as young as we think it is. We are just fooling ourselves.

[@stanleykijek6983]

Even in 1970, a person who just turned age 70, was considered to be near the end of life. At that time, living to age 80 was a huge accomplishment as perhaps only 25% of the population living before 1970 would eventually make it to 80. Living to age 90 and beyond was a rarity then.

[@corsaircarl9582]

Oh god Marty's my age... *tears up*

[@rirobjr]

What I don’t understand is how anyone would think Ernest Borgnine was anything but HANDSOME! Man he was good looking!

[@alanrogs3990]

He combed his hair and dressed well. He had respect in his appearance. Today people wear pajamas to walmart.

[@29subhra]

@@alanrogs3990 sad

[@QuietlyCurious]

Ikr, he's very masculine too which is appealing

[@martinbench3657]

This Paddy Chayefsky , he sure can write ( :

[@m.e.d.7997]

He got that right about looks. Looks will never hold a man.

[@robrick9361]

......but without them you can't get him in the first place

[@joselaw6669]

@@robrick9361 Because he isn't a man

[@robrick9361]

@@joselaw6669 Yeah that's a load of BS. Even my cousin who's a Dr and not usually shallow still wanted a guy who's over 6ft tall. Now you're using shame to manipulate men into not desiring what they desire. Grow up.

[@alanrogs3990]

@@robrick9361 Ahhh the list.

[@robrick9361]

@Ivan No.

[@FilmandTVFan]

This has quickly become one of my favourite scenes in any film PURELY by how realistic and relatable the dialogue is! Marty is a true masterpiece. Totally deserved the Best Picture and Best Actor! Made me cry ;)

[@mjt11860]

Lol, ur comment made me cry. Such a sweet movie.

[@user-qi9gf7zl8p]

Marty is an amazing and beautiful film with tremendous acting with these two characters. I think its the best work Borgnine ever did. He deserved the Best Actor Oscar for a moving performance that brought tears to my eyes.

[@mrabrasive51]

I'm 34..that's 5 in dog years!

[@hamburg1306]

Marty and Clara talking about crying suddenly in private is relatable and painful to hear.

[@hamburg1306]

The sensibilities reflect the times. The dog references and Marty referring you his father as ugly in appearance. But the sentiments are what keeps the story relatable after all these years. Marty’s despair that he’s been holding back comes out. It’s heart wrenching to hear and the heart of the story as these two characters finding love and finally happinesses.

[@AZrakoon]

I like to think after the movie, they both got married and live together till their passing.

[@ozlozano9470]

I watched this movie when I was in my 30’s seems so long ago. It was relevant then as it is now. I’m a butcher. And I’ve been kicked around so much that I’ve become a master. Maybe that’s why I’m such a nice guy. In the silence I can hear my soul cry out for the truth of this film.

[@sidpheasant7585]

My grandad was dear to me. He was a butcher (well, butcher's boy first, later delivery-van driver, but ended up with the whole shop). Not a pretty job, and - amazingly - this was a guy who would never have hurt any animal (or person) in any other context. It was always important to him that animals should not suffer. He had the chat, especially for ladies who came to the shop (in those days the customers were nearly all female). He was quite a good-looking guy in fact (more so than Marty), yet he married a woman (my grandma) frankly less good-looking than he was. Interesting how that happened. 10 years on from the wedding, that wife was dead - TB. A year later it would have been treatable, but she got ill just too soon. She spent 6 months in bed, before things got really bad and she had to be looked after by her husband's sisters. She died at their home, so that my dad would not have to witness the whole process. Grandad took to tobacco and beer. But somehow he stopped smoking at the right time to save himself. He also stopped using a motorbike at the right time to save himself (when the roads started to get more busy). Years later he stopped drinking at the right time to save himself. And he lost weight at the right time to save himself. And years after the first marriage he had a second one, which was happy. He was a good man, a kind man, though maybe he tried a bit too hard to jolly along everybody around him, even though of course he was hurting inside. It was his way, it was his mission. And he had his integrity. Whoever he talked to, he was looking for a connection with them, and it was amazing how often he found one! He was much-loved by quite a few people, and although he was not born into any family of that kind, he was a gentleman and a gentle man. He did not swear, though it would have been natural for him to do that; and one of the MANY pieces of wisdom he passed on to me was that "no matter what you do, some people will just not like you". Although he had a few blood-pressure issues, he died in his 80s having been ill for only a couple of weeks. Was God kind to him, even when life was not so kind? I think so. And I think he deserved that. I am sure he had a deeper side, but it was not visible too often. However, once in the 80s (never mind about 2022), he said "I think we have already seen the best times there will ever be". That was rather odd for a guy who had lived through WW1, Spanish Flu, The Depression, WW2 and a lot of other stuff. But looking back from the last few years it is hard to say that he was not right...

[@mjt11860]

Such a heartwarming story. Thanks for sharing.

[@applesandgrapesfordinner4626]

​@sidpheasant7585 Sounds like a phenomenal gentleman. I think it shows that, ultimately, the love for yourself matters before you're ready to love the world.

[@knowthispodcast9182]

This movie should be required viewing. I’m just blown away how relevant this film is today.

[@QuietlyCurious]

His speech here made me shed tears. So heartfelt & compassionate.

[@reneehurt387]

Rest in peace and birthday wishes to Betsy Blair. 12. 11. This has always been a touching scene, made even more so by how it was played

[@StevenFallonOfficial]

"Professor of Pain" if Marty was a singer that would be his next album title.

[@antonifortis1084]

They're so cute together 😭😭

[@user-qi9gf7zl8p]

What a great performance these two actors gave.

[@omkarsangvikar4166]

That was a great era and making of movies

[@chikaliciousdessert1838]

These two crushed it!

[@caravanstuff2827]

What a charmer .... he's got the" chat down pat" as the young people say....in the 50s!!.😂😂😂😎

[@anitakathait5737]

From a younger generation, can you please explain your comment.

[@garichar]

This movie is so beautiful.

[@AZrakoon]

You have that conversation today, and the other person will think something is wrong with because your so blunt.

[@valteraugusto6617]

I just LOVE this movie.I even bought a dvd of it 9 years ago.

[@professionaltrollgirl2682]

Hi

[@nole8796]

Great acting. See why he got the academy award.

[@bruce3242]

Such a lovely film recently saw it for the first time absolutely delightful.... A film about love at its purest and a film about the human condition, anyone who hasn't seen this gem should check it out immediately

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

What's interesting to me is the fact that a guy like Ernest Borgnine could be a leading man. Joe LoTrulio from Brooklyn 99 looks SO MUCH LIKE HIM, but wouldn't get a movie role as affecting as this nowadays. IDK if it's the reaction to the complaints about Adam Sandler/Seth Rogan types getting hot women or just the lack of creative ideas to make real romantic movies, but you don't really see them like this much anymore in the cinema. There's always got to be a humorous element. I love this movie because we much more like Marty than we're like Bradley Cooper or Jon Hamm or Michael B. Jordan or any of these leading men. And it grounds that reality in to something worth rooting for.

[@kevinalarcon8134]

Dude i see you everywhere lol

[@somethingyousaid5059]

Marty: "So it doesn't matter if you look like a gorilla." Well now I don't think I'd go that far. (Laughing)

[@jaker.503]

I just can’t get over the squeaking hardwood floor 😂

[@jamesdrynan]

Pauline Kael wrote a bad review about this film about which I totally disagree. Chayefsky's dialogue is spot on. A brilliant story of two " dogs " like Lady and the Tramp, falling in love.

[@williampetersen9915]

It's a different tempo, but the song playing while they're dancing is the theme to Marty.

[@papillon3986]

All my life needed was some place to go to be a person like other people.

[@mjt11860]

I never thought she was ugly. She may not have been incredibly beautiful, but she was very attractive. I'd prefer her over any of the Kardashians.

[@meatflu237]

Professor of pain sounds like a hell of a nickname

[@arthurgastreich5472]

I think she a very pretty woman

[@m.e.d.7997]

They played her down quite bit. She could be really pretty. I have seen her in other things.

[@johnburkardt2189]

She gave him a look though at that "dog" comment lol!

[@ernestleong476]

She was Gene Kelly's wife.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

That was one of the slight criticisms of this fantastic movie. That Betsy Blair was too conventionally attractive. The mom from The Sopranos actually played the role in the TV adaptation in 1953 with Rod Steiger as Marty.

[@hamburg1306]

Definitely downplayed her looks for the movie. Nancy Marchand played Clara in the TV play.

[@adriencarver5722]

God, he just kills this monologue.

[@davidalen2590]

Timeless.

[@onceagian]

He just get away with calling her a Gorilla to her face? Lool love this movie

[@Mark-yb1sp]

Beautiful.

[@chivakias85]

Second scene I watched on KZbin of this movie, I dont think I can watch the whole movie, without shooting my self.

[@dominichutchison1322]

it lives as a heart shaped jar one we hand to each other asking "can you open this" and we tend to get the same response "not with out breaking it" more often then sometimes i say go for it.-shane koyczan

[@92AlexanderS]

This is the scene all we miserable man should watch after the other clip, to stop feeling like a "bug".

[@user-nj5ce9dq3e]

This is a classic！

[@JD-gx3ms]

This movie was way ahead of its time

[@saleemahfareed4790]

Good movie both say negative things about each other but they still have confidence in there selves

[@user-wm6gu8yw6b]

what a world we live in, even now. but relatable indeed.

[@TheBeast-ub9jo]

I like this scene because I’ve been called a gorilla or shrek from a young age. Now I wear it with pride and tell people that’s what I resemble so they can’t make fun of me if I’m already making fun out of myself.

[@dianesingerman9650]

George Lopez talks about his big head and Ray Romano makes fun of his big nose. Own it!

[@mkeogh76]

As everyone notices, Betsy Blair was very attractive and was, in fact, Mrs. Gene Kelly. You definitely have to suspend your disbelief as her being a "dog" as this film's story requires. Nancy Marchand, who was much less conventionally pretty than Blair, played this role in the original television play and wouldn't have required as much disbelief suspension.

[@TanzDerSchatten]

I saw the movie long before I knew about the teleplay and was a little annoyed that the producers chickened out on casting a truly "less conventionally pretty" actress and decided that "dog" meant "moderately attractive girl with a sweet personality and dowdy clothing." I think the movie is generally superior to the teleplay, but Nancy Marchand was the better choice for Clara.

[@adamt1564]

Agreed, Nancy Marchand was a more appropriate choice given the script--and, as I recall, Rod Steiger's Marty was somewhat more angry and bitter than Borgnine's The teleplay has a different feeling to it. I still prefer the movie version.

[@martinbench3657]

I still want that tie 🙂

[@hanahkush3263]

He called and proposed the next day, to a pretty lady.

[@laurenceschwartz8606]

I love this film. I watched it many years ago with my girlfriend, who loathed it. ??

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Ernest Borgnine (January 24, 1917 - July 8, 2012), aged 95 And RIP Betsy Blair (December 11, 1923 - March 13, 2009), aged 85 You both will be remembered as legends.

[@spvcs3615]

This movie is hard 💯🖤

[@KorisnickoIme84]

Funny part is that today due to dating apps/feminism Marty wouldn't stand a chance with a woman like Clara cuz she would have endless hook-up options and would be delusional thinking her prime age is at 35..

[@yochips848]

where can i watch this movie 😮🤯👏🏾

[@JaegarLourdesHeathman]

Mermaid man back in the day

[@bryanvonstase6755]

Anyone else replaying Fallout 4?

[@ericgoldfarb4870]

Good ting day was boat katlick.

[@23v0lv32]

Fascinating how times have changed! Today the Late 20s to even late 30s is when a lot of people are just starting to think about getting married

[@FreemindRicochet]

2:06 so nobody saw buddy in back looking like “34?”

[@keatonstemler5092]

Hey, it's Ted Denslow

[@billb7735]

After they said their ages they should have kissed like Spader and Sarandon in White Palace.

[@zacka.]

I just DON'T UNDERSTAND WHHYYY she is considred ugly in the movie???! Really???!! She is GORGEOUS !!!!

[@bernardblack3124]

She's what's called "movie ugly" or "Hollywood ugly." You can't cast someone who's actually ugly or else no one would want to see the film. Take The Queen's Gambit as a recent example. Beth Harmon in the book is described as quite plain and homely which are euphemisms for ugly. But in the mini-series she's played by a former fashion model.

[@mysteryman6918]

@@bernardblack3124 not true, the Clara from the 1953 play-film is relatively ugly.

[@123lard123]

Like the Simpsons said , she is Hollywood ugly , which isn't ugly at all.

[@ryanoneiljohnson8743]

Sentap sampai ditusuk hatiku.

[@retrogurl.]

Fame!!!

[@stonesharve]

To bad Mary didn't have Tom Leykis for Advice

[@derekcooley5832]

Just think, if she was getting a lot of attention from strangers on Instagram they would have never met.

[@nuclearTANK]

Weird he's 34, so am i

[@ordinaryextraordinarybrotha]

It is funny she's worried about being 29 years old like she's 50 but times were different and you were supposed to get married at a young age back in the fifties now 30-something would be young to get married I guess now

[@johnr8309]

"Dogs like us aren't such dogs as we think we are." That's a pretty clumsy compliment.

[@adamt1564]

It is clumsy. Marty is not a subtle conversationalist, though he is apparently sincere. I'm moved by this film but I don't entirely buy his match with the schoolteacher.

[@ousamaabdu794]

@@adamt1564 She was ( for that era anyways) a below average looking woman. He was a good match for her. Looking at the small apartment she shared with her parents, I'm sure her loving father was also a blue collar worker and Marty somewhat reminded her of him. And Marty was actually quite intelligent and I think she was also impressed with the fact he had quite a bit of $$$ saved up, and a concrete plan to own his own Butcher Shop. Her being a science teacher, I'm sure she was also excellent at math and did some calculations in her head on the probabilities on how successful the his business would be. You could also tell he was an excellent butcher from the opening scene. Coupled with his endearing and genuine personality, she actually caught him on his way UP!

[@adamt1564]

@@ousamaabdu794 Interesting points! As to the attractiveness of Clara, your assessment is, of course, subjective. Although she's not a glamour queen, she's also far from homely in my opinion, let alone "below average looking," whatever that means. I don't know about her parents' class status, but financing a college education suggests that the family had some resources. Only 1% of women attended college during that period, for both cultural and financial reasons. So a blue collar background for Clara? Unknown but unlikely. The movie does suggest that the match between the couple (physical, emotional, financial, etc.) is reasonable but I still wonder about the casting and the credibility of the plot. You might be interested to see the earlier version of this film (1953 teleplay starring Rod Steiger), which is a bit darker than the one starring Ernest Borgnine. It's not as enjoyable as a film, but perhaps more realistic.

[@godslostangel3231]

Im a 28 yo virgin

[@Goomies]

29 here. stay strong.

[@jacobgarrity651]

Mermaid man your in love with a woman. Barnacle Boy will be jealous of you

[@jillohara3121]

What’s wrong with being 29??

[@bitscore1964]

Outdated.

[@Chapin-pc2kz]

Many women even today despair about turning 30, especially if they're still single.

[@fightermma]

I can't find a wife. Going to be 34 soon. Ain't life grand

[@nightcrawler731]

Dude Is like 54 lol

[@mtdouthit1291]

Yeah, no. He’s just desperate and instantly settling for the first person.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Americans are so hung up on looks.? But I’ve seen guys that looked below average have the most beautiful girlfriends because of personality.

[@DavidW-ng5zv]

I highly doubt that.

[@user-kb6xn6ig7k]

This is a great movie, but not a fan of him calling her a dog in this scene....